Swimming

I’ve been thinking about swimming.

My grandpa always said “Don’t get wet!”
So ridiculous. "Oh Grandpa!"

But...follow-able advice as it turns out.
Maybe not good advice and a complete illusion
but enough to keep you from seeing anything much
under the surface.

The thing about swimming is there‘s no air down there.

Staying on top and getting air seems to be the goal or so I thought.

but I was wrong.

As long as you’re worried about breathing you’re not going to swim.
You have to go under.* and it's like...

you are the water. So you breathe that.

I’m not going to tell you to do it. I haven’t quite yet.

But I got my head wet and I’m pretty sure it’s awesome.



*It helps if the water is warm.